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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Irvine Unified School District aiming to hold modified athletic activities after school starts Aug. 20 |
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Irvine Unified School District is working quickly to hold athletic activities in a modified way when the school year begins later this month. Just two days after the California Department of Public Heath updated its guidelines for youth and school-based sports during the coronavirus pandemic, district athletic director Mark Cunningham on Thursday confirmed plans that will allow all Irvine high schools to start holding athletic camps after the first day of school on Aug. 20.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/08/06/irvine-unified-school-district-aiming-to-resume-modified-athletics-after-school-starts-aug-20/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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Children with disabilities are regressing. How much is distance learning to blame? |
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Olivia Tan is regressing. She’s lost much of her curiosity, is unwilling to explore her home or flip through books as much as she used to — and her father feels helpless.
The 6-year-old is deaf, blind in one eye and has cognitive delays, heart issues and other physical difficulties that are part of CHARGE syndrome, a disorder caused by a gene mutation.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-07/covid-19-distance-learning-weakens-special-education |
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VOICE OF OC
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Scores of Orange County Elementary Schools Move to Reopen Classrooms |
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A wave of Orange County elementary schools are trying to reopen classrooms for the upcoming school year during the coronavirus pandemic, after state health officials announced a waiver process earlier this week. Most of the schools looking to reopen are in South County, where the virus hasn’t hit residents as hard, compared to working class neighborhoods in Anaheim and Santa Ana. Most of the schools that applied are religious private schools and charter school groups, along with several schools tailored to children with special needs.
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https://voiceofoc.org/2020/08/scores-of-orange-county-elementary-schools-move-to-reopen-classrooms/ |
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CAPISTRANO DISPATCH
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Teachers Address Hybrid Learning Model During Capistrano Unified School District Meeting |
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Teachers discussed issues they had with proposed hybrid classroom plans during a Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 5. CUSD will start the 2020-21 school year continuing with online learning, per a mandate from Gov. Gavin Newsom that California schools can only physically reopen when their county is off the state’s COVID-19 monitoring list for 14 consecutive days. Orange County has remained on the watch list in recent weeks.
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https://www.thecapistranodispatch.com/teachers-address-hybrid-learning-model-during-capistrano-unified-school-district-meeting/ |
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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California’s elementary-school reopening rules may favor private schools, charters |
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Elementary schools in California that receive waivers from health officials to reopen in-classroom learning in the coming weeks will most likely be private or charter campuses, educators say — a possibility that teachers unions warn could exacerbate gaps between wealthy children and low-income students enrolled at traditional public schools. Teachers unions said the path could be much easier for private and charter schools, which often operate small campuses, with fewer students and more financial resources, than traditional public schools.
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https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/California-s-elementary-school-reopening-rules-15458955.php |
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EDSOURCE
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Why special education funding will be more equitable under new state law |
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California’s method of funding special education will become streamlined and a little more equitable, thanks to a provision in the recently passed state budget.
The 2020-21 budget fixes a decades-old quirk in the funding formula that had left vast differences between school districts in how much money schools received to educate special education students.
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https://edsource.org/2020/why-special-education-funding-will-be-more-equitable-under-new-state-law/637864 |
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TEACHER VOICES A few things to try when teaching online this fall |
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Teaching online when school re-opens will be extremely challenging; that is, much like teaching in the classroom. There are some important things we can do to prepare.
I have learned these lessons the hard way — from teaching summer school via distance learning. It’s important I share them because teachers and teacher-allies sharing what we’ve learned is a primary way we can be ready to teach effectively in this new pandemic environment.
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https://edsource.org/2020/a-few-things-to-try-when-teaching-online-this-fall/637820 |
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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE
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Here’s what makes San Gabriel Valley teachers nervous about going back to campus |
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Anxiety over returning to teach in person amid the coronavirus pandemic is very real as concerns about health and safety run the gamut. Some San Gabriel Valley-based teachers worry their colleagues won’t follow the guidelines because they don’t see COVID-19 as a serious threat. Others have anguish about cleanliness on campus. Then there are the students: How difficult will it be for teachers to ensure 7- and 8-year-olds socially distance themselves, wear masks properly and don’t trade personal property? What about older students?
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https://www.sgvtribune.com/2020/08/07/heres-what-makes-san-gabriel-valley-teachers-nervous-about-going-back-to-campus/ |
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KPCC
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Once Again, The State Has Dinged LAUSD Over Its $1 Billion Plan For Helping High-Need Students |
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In 2013, when California inaugurated a new system for funding K-12 education, state policymakers offered a trade-off: Schools would face fewer restrictions on how to spend their state money, but they would have to publicly justify that their spending aims to help low-income students, English learners or foster youth.
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https://laist.com/2020/08/06/lcap_lausd_local_control_accountability_plan_losangeles_state_ruling.php |
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CALmatters
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Rural California schools prepare for possible in-person teaching |
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Students lined up in front of six tables spaced 20 feet apart across Bishop Union High School’s sprawling front lawn. School employees processed their registration packets, braving triple-digit heat on a sunny Tuesday afternoon.
Kids mingled for the 15 or so minutes they were there. They purchased yearbooks, picked up ID cards and only took off their face masks when it was time to show a photographer their smiles for their annual pictures.
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https://calmatters.org/education/2020/08/rural-california-schools-in-person/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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New study reveals ‘devastating learning loss’ for youngest children, showing that preschool participation has fallen by half during pandemic — and may not improve in the fall |
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Preschool participation has fallen by half during the pandemic, according to new data from the National Institute for Early Education Research. And even with early educators’ efforts to connect with students remotely, few families have remained consistently involved. This “massive reduction in preschool attendance,” the report shows, affected all families regardless of race or ethnicity, parents’ educational level or income. But the “devastating loss of learning time,” the authors write, was more severe for children whose parents have less education.
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http://laschoolreport.com/new-study-reveals-devastating-learning-loss-for-youngest-children-showing-that-preschool-participation-has-fallen-by-half-du |
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